Oregon just passed a law legalizing camera enforcement of school bus stop arms, and as I was googling to confirm my memory I came across this article about a company that installs them for no upfront cost. 100% legit I assume

And this is a center right government?

How likely is it to succeed?

How much further will you have to walk to the E line station?

People used to bite babies in the head. Hug your children.

Until you look at their numbers and see that they’re driving 1/300 as often as the average human and realize that they’re likely choosing the conditions they’re driving in too. Human crash rates would be lower too if we drove .003 as often and in perfect conditions

Are there any independent, peer reviewed studies of av safety? It seems like the waymo report has pretty big issues with sample size and potentially selection bias. I feel like before we hand our public space over to a corporate robot army we should have someone double check their math at least 😅

My ancestor was in the First Minnesota too! Red Wing company I think. Not sure how long he served

Most worrying for the region, there are several instances of weird stones set in concrete, as in the pic below. This is also used in Eugene, and is a serious tripping hazard for pedestrians, on top of reducing the available space for walking.

Can cherry stone grit be scaled up for use in highways? And how many old fashioneds do I need to drink for that? 😋

A difference between robot cars vs. regular cars is that with regular cars, drivers walk to where they park, spreading traffic out.

With robot cars, every event turns city streets into an airport pickup line.
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You should come to Oregon, where 4 way stops with left turns permitted without stopping at one leg are thrown into the mix

Either the mayor is too powerful, or not powerful enough

Thanks! I assumed it was regional but I guess it must happen anywhere officials are corruptable by Big Leafblower